Entry test

1. Choose the correct variant.

1. How long ..... here?

   	A) you live	C) have you lived
   	B) do you live	D) are you living

2. We ..... since we left school.

   	A) hadn’t met	C) haven’t met
   	B) didn’t meet	D) not met

3. He denied he .... the money.

   	A) takes	C) took
   	B) has taken	D) had taken

4. She ..... for 12 hours before she finished everything.

   	A) had been working	C) is working
   	B) has been working	D) has worked

5. When I was a child I ..... running every day.

   	A) have gone	C) was going
   	B) used to go	D) had gone

6. What ..... at 10 o'clock last night?

   	A) have you done	C) have you been doing
   	B) were you doing	D) had you done

7. He hasn't left the office ..... .

   	A) yet	C) just
   	B) before	D) already

8. They will have finished the work ..... 8 o'clock.

   	A) until	C) since
   	B) by the time	D) by

9. He always ..... about his difficulties.

   	A) complained	C) is complaining
   	B) will complain	D) had complained

10. We went into town and ..... some new clothes.

    	A) bought	C) have bought
    	B) will buy	D) had bought

11. If you ..... at 7, we’ll leave.

    	A) not come	C) won’t come
    	B) don’t come	D) doesn’t come

12. What ..... about? – About my son.

    	A) you think	C) you will think
    	B) are you thinking	D) do you think

13. You look slimmer. – Yes, I ..... 12 kilos.

    	A) had lost	C) have been losing
    	B) lost	D) have lost

14. I’m having trouble with this exercise. – Don’t worry. I ..... you.

    	A) have helped	C) helped
    	B) am going to help	D) ‘ll help

15. Have you ever been to China? – Yes, I ..... there in 1990.

    	A) have gone	C) have been going
    	B) went	D) have been

16. How long have you worked here? – By the end of the month I ..... here for three years.

    	A) ‘ll work	C) ‘ll have been working
    	B) ‘m going to work	D) ‘ll be working

17. We’ll need some Coke for the party. – I ..... some.

    	A) buy	C) ‘ve already bought
    	B) will have bought	D) had bought

18. I need to give a message to Susan. – I ..... her at the office this afternoon.

    	A) see	C) ‘ll have seen
    	B) had seen	D) ‘ll be seeing

19. Have you ever met a famous person? – Yes, I ..... Maria Callas once.

    	A) have met	C) meet
    	B) met	D) have been meeting

20. These shoes aren’t at all comfortable. – When ..... them?

    	A) have you bought	C) you bought
    	B) did you buy	D) had you bought

21. What’s wrong with Lynda? – She ..... problems at work lately.

    	A) has been having	C) was having
    	B) will have	D) ‘ll be having

22. What’s Pam doing? – She ..... .

    	A) is working	C) has worked
    	B) works	D) has been working

23. How long have you been working here? – ..... 6 months.

    	A) Since	C) From
    	B) For	D) Ago

24. I can’t stand this noise any longer! – Calm down. They ..... the work by 6.

    	A) will finish	C) have finished
    	B) will have finished	D) are being finishing

25. How long does it take you to write a novel? – By December I ..... on this one for 3 years.

    	A) will work	C) will be working
    	B) will have been working	D) am going to work

26. When I saw him he ..... asleep in a chair.

    	A) sat	C) had sat
    	B) was sitting	D) has been sitting

27. My wife ..... home yet. She never comes home before midnight.

    	A) hasn’t come	C) hadn’t come
    	B) doesn’t come	D) not come

28. My brother ..... the air force when he was 17.

    	A) joins	C) had joined
    	B) has joined	D) joined

29. The town ..... its appearance completely since 1968.

    	A) is changing	C) has changed
    	B) had changed	D) changed

30. We never ..... before.

    	A) met	C) had met
    	B) have met	D) will meet

31. Hello, who have you brought with you? ..... supper yet?

    	A) Has he	C) Did he have
    	B) Does he have	D) Has he had

32. ..... chess? – Yes, but I haven’t played for many years.

    	A) Have you like	C) Do you like
    	B) Did you like	D) Are you liking

33. ..... my name, or have you forgotten it?

    	A) Are you remembering	C) Did you remember
    	B) Have you been remembering	D) Do you remember

34. Does she always arrive late, or do you think ..... to her?

    	A) something has happened	C) something will happen
    	B) something have happened	D) something will have happened

35. We have been waiting for half an hour now, so I don’t think she ..... .

    	A) comes	C) will come
    	B) has come	D) shall come

36. We won't go out until the rain ..... .

    	A) stops	C) doesn't stop
    	B) will stop	D)won't stop

37. I’ll come to see you before I ..... for England.

    	A) was leaving	C) leave
    	B) will have left	D) had left

38. When you come back he ..... the house.

    	A) will have bought	C) buys
    	B) bought	D) is buying

39. By next June he ..... his second novel.

    	A) has written	C) will have written
    	B) would write	D) will write

40. He ..... nothing before he saw me.

    	A) had done	C) did
    	B) has done	D) has been done

41. He had already learnt English before he ..... England.

    	A) had left	C) had been leaving
    	B) left	D) was leaving

42. She ..... the piano when our guests arrived.

    	A) played	C) has played
    	B) was playing	D) has been playing

43. As soon as he ..... I’ll let you know.

    	A) will phone	C) had phoned
    	B) phones	D) phoned

44. For three days we ..... the living room, but haven’t finished yet.

    	A) paint	C) have been painting
    	B) are painting	D) were painting

45. If he ..... mayor he will save the park.

    	A) will become	C) became
    	B) is becoming	D) becomes

46. She was making supper when he ..... home.

    	A) was coming	C) has come
    	B) came	D) comes

47. I was doing the shopping while you ..... tennis.

    	A) played	C) were playing
    	B) have played	D) have been playing

48. They took a short rest only after they ..... the yard.

    	A) had cleaned	C) have cleaned
    	B) were leaning	D) would clean

49. She ..... off the bus before the accident took place.

    	A) has got	C) got
    	B) had got	D) would got

50. He is very tired. He ..... hard today.

	A) was working	C) has been working
	B) is working	D) will have been working